Halloween diabetic treats? Halloween is either a diabetic’s dream or a nightmare! We use this one night a year to stock up on low supplies for the weeks (and sometimes months) to come, but what are some ways to keep the fun of a spooky evening adventure without ruining the entire night to follow? Here […]
Make-Ahead Healthy Chili Recipe
Our Make Ahead Healthy Chili Recipe allows you to maximize flavor and minimize time in the kitchen. It comes together quickly in a crockpot, instant pot, or pot on your stove. Plus, it freezes well and is just as good on the second day as on the first. This recipe can easily be your new […]
Busting Six Absurd T1d Myths
There are a lot of myths surrounding T1d, and trust me I’ve heard a lot of them. So I picked a few of my favorite things people have decided that I need to know about my Type One. This is gonna be fun! T1d Myth 1 – Too much sugar “YoU mUsT HaVe EaTeN A […]
The Truth About Diabetic Mental Health [From a T1d]
There’s a mental health crisis going on in our world. This, unfortunately, means that people with the trauma of diabetes may get pushed to the side. If your mental health isn’t good all the time, that’s okay. I’ve been there too. Whether it’s really bad burnout, the social anxiety that comes when an alarm goes […]
The Greatness of a T1D Support Group
Not all support groups are organized, and not all T1d support groups are held in a strip mall with chairs in a semicircle with crappy refreshments. A great example is my T1d support group that consists of about 10 people who aren’t in my immediate family! Three adults and 7 people around my age, it […]
8 Tips and Tricks for Theme Parks and Diabetes
Tips and Tricks for Theme Parks 1. Leg pump sites I can not recommend this enough! The top of the thigh works best for me. The seatbelts and harnesses are less likely to hit it. Plus, if you get thrown to the sides it won’t hurt. 2. Tell the worker at the front entrance Tell […]
SweetT1D – Information on Diabetes Designed Especially for YOU (and Here’s Why!)
We needed information on diabetes for our whole family. However, in the thousands of articles and posts in internet searches, I could not find a site designed to be simplistic enough for my daughter and complex enough for me. In the overwhelm of dealing with diabetes, I had no brain cells left to translate articles […]
5 Easy Hacks for Daily Diabetic Supplies!
Like a newborn baby’s diaper bag, newly diagnosed diabetic families need help getting out the door with daily diabetic supplies. For the first time, diabetic medical supplies like insulin, pin needles, alcohol wipes, low supplies, and a glucometer are on a new list. That list goes on and on. Your list may differ, but these […]
The Familiar Food Advantage
Familiar food brings back the warmth of certain memories. Perhaps the smell of hamburgers on the grill reminds you of a vacation or a favorite person. However, for diabetics, familiar food you know well gives the opportunity for better comfort, better blood sugars, and possibly even better memories! The beauty of having a familiar food […]
5 First Things to Accomplish after a T1D Diagnosis
If first things are first, what happens if you don’t know where to begin? Information overload is par for the course the first few days after a Type 1 diagnosis. Chances are good that you spent time in a hospital room in complete shock while undergoing intense, jam-packed information sessions. Then they sent you home…with […]
